Improvement in buggy-tops



Patented July 9,1872.

Attorneys.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIoE.

JOSEPH o. MoGULLY, OF 'AToHI'soN, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN BU GGY-TOPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 128,895, dated July S5,1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH O. MGOULLY, of the 'city of Atchison, in thecounty of Atchison and in the State of Kansas, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Bugg -Tops; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing and'to the letters of referencemarked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a buggytop/. as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In 'order to enable others skilled in the'art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in whichFigure l is a perspective view of my buggytop thrown up, and Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the same when folded.

A represents the seat, to which is attached a railing, B, by means ofthe arms a a. The ends of the railing B are bent slightly upward, asshown, and to the extreme ends are pivoted the bows O O of the top. Thefront and rear bows are connected by means ofjointed braces D D. Whenthe top is thrown up it is supported on each side by a perpendicularsupport, E, hinged or pivoted to the railing B and to the rear bow G.This support is made in two sections, hinged or jointed together at b,and from this joint a brace, G, leads forward to a suitable point on therailing B, where it is hinged or pivoted to the same. This brace G isalso made in two sections, hinged or jointed together at c, and thefront section of said brace is, at the joint 6, provided with a handleor lever, d, for breaking the joint. It will be seen that the supports Eand braces G hold and support the top when it is folded or partiallythrown up, as well as when thrown entirely up. The upper section of thesupport E may be jointed, if so desired, in which case the lower sectionshould be stationary on the railing and the brace Gr connected with thesupport at this upper joint.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the railing B with arms a a, bows G G, jointed bracesD D, jointed supports E E, and jointed braces G G, all constructed andarranged substantially as and for thepurposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this10th day of April, 1872.

JOSEPH (J. MGCULLY.

Witnesses IRA NoRRIs, G. L. EVERT.

